*儆* — Semantide dictionary

7 results for *儆*

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(lit.) to kill the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); (fig.) to punish an individual as an example to others
trad. 殺雞儆猴

Also written 殺雞儆猴【shā jī jǐng hóu】

More words

to warn; to admonish

to warn; to admonish

(idiom) to warn against following bad examples; as a warning to others

lit. punish one to warn one hundred (idiom); fig. to make an example of sb

lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others; pour encourager les autres